| LSU Tigers — No. 9 | |
| Quarterback | Senior |
| Major: Sports Administration | |
| Date of birth: August 25, 1990 | |
| Place of birth: Covington, Louisiana | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) |
| Career history | |
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| High school: Destrehan High School, Destrehan, Louisiana |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Offensive MVP of 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl | |
| Stats at ESPN.com | |
Jordan Jamal Jefferson (born August 25, 1990 in Covington, Louisiana) is an American college football quarterback with the LSU Tigers of the Southeastern Conference. Jefferson was the starting quarterback for the 2009 and 2010 seasons.
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Jefferson attended Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana, where he was one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country.[1]
As a true freshman in 2008, Jefferson appeared in 7 games, starting two of them including the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl of which he was the offensive MVP in a 38-3 win over Georgia Tech.
As a sophomore in 2009, Jefferson was the full time starter. He started 12 of LSU's 13 games, missing the game against Louisiana Tech due to injury. He was 8-4 as a starter, throwing for 2,166 yards, 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. Jefferson and the LSU Tigers lost the 2010 Capital One Bowl to the Penn State Nittany Lions 19-17.
In the 2010 regular season, Jefferson threw for 1,253 yards, four touchdowns and nine interceptions while sharing the quarterback duties with Jarrett Lee. Jefferson and Lee led the Tigers to a 10-2 record in the regular season and beat the Texas A&M Aggies in the 2011 Cotton Bowl Classic with a final score of 41-24. In that game, Jefferson threw for 158 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
On August 26, 2011 police issued felony arrest warrants for Jefferson charging him and fellow LSU player Joshua Johns with second-degree battery during an August 19, 2011 bar fight in Baton Rogue, LA.[2]
| Year | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||
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| Comp | Att | Yards | TDs | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2008 | 36 | 73 | 419 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 134 | 2.7 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 182 | 296 | 2166 | 17 | 7 | 112 | 171 | 1.5 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 118 | 209 | 1,411 | 7 | 10 | 123 | 450 | 3.7 | 7 | |
| 2011 | 45 | 68 | 654 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 253 | 4.6 | 3 | |
| Totals | 381 | 646 | 4,650 | 33 | 19 | 330 | 1008 | 12 | ||
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